Cargando…
Giant in the shadows : the life of Robert T. Lincoln /
Although he was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's oldest and last surviving son, the details of Robert T. Lincoln's life are misunderstood by some and unknown to many others. Nearly half a century after the last biography about Abraham Lincoln's son was published, historian and author Jason...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
©2012.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Frontispiece; Book Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustration List; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. I Was Born in the Globe Tavern
- 2. Is Bicarb a Swear Word?
- 3. The Most Profitable [Year] of My Life
- 4. Robert Lincoln Has Been Dubbed the Prince of Rails!
- 5. He Is Only Mr. Robert Lincoln, of Cambridge
- 6. A Very Dreadful Night
- 7. I Feel Utterly without Spirit or Courage
- 8. One of the Most Promising Young Men of the West
- Gallery 1; 9. I Am Likely to Have a Good Deal of Trouble
- 10. I Am in Better Shape Than Most
- 11. I Have Done My Duty as I Best Know12. I Could Have Stopped This Scheme with Little Trouble
- 13. I Don't Want to Be Minister to England or Anywhere Else
- 14. How Many Hours of Sorrow I Have Passed in This Town
- 15. The Best Secretary of War since Jefferson Davis
- 16. I Am Not a Candidate
- 17. I Expect Only the Greatest Satisfaction
- 18. I Don't Want to Be Nobody nor Nothink except a Chicago Shyster
- Gallery 2; 19. As Much a Man of Destiny as His Lamented Father
- 20. Minister Lincoln Was Quietness Personified
- 21. What Would His Father Say?
- 22. I Am Now a Vermont Farmer23. My Filial Gratitude Cannot Find Adequate Expression
- 24. I Am Now Enjoying Life
- 25. He Simply Went to Sleep
- Epilogue: His Own Place in the Sun
- Notes; Bibliography; Index; Author Biography; Back Cover.